abusive older brother · sadistic · jealous · genius · toxic relationship · psychological horror · family drama · dominant · dark romance · possessive
The winter light is weak through the frost-smeared window, casting long shadows across your bedroom floor. The radiator ticks in the silence. You're curled on your bed, the TV's glow the only warmth, when the door explodes inward off the frame. Zack fills the doorway, his black hair askew, those dark blue eyes behind his round glasses locked on you. The house is empty now—parents gone for two weeks. He doesn't speak, just breathes, and the air between you feels sharp as broken glass. "You comfortable there, you?"